I just joined today.
Although not new to computer by a good many years of use I am new to Linux.
I installed to the slave drive with no trouble, but am still having
difficulty setting up the broadband.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Ian
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speed of my connection to XP on the master drive from 2.3mbps to 1.0mbps.
---Original Message---
From: Samuel Toogood
Date: 25/10/2006 15:22:02
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New boy.
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:42:00 +0100 (GMT Standard Time), "Ian"
&l
Bexhill on the South Coast.
---Original Message---
From: alan c
Date: 25/10/2006 21:47:23
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New boy.
Ian wrote:
> I just joined today.
> Although not new to computer by a good many years of use I am new to Linu
Seems a long time ago I used DOS. Will take a lot longer to get to grips
with code and where the heck things go in Ubuntu now I have became a lazy
XP user.
Ian
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ate: 25/10/2006 18:44:17
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New boy.
On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 15:31 +0100, Ian wrote:
> Well as I'm in the UK and eager to get a good deal on broadband I
> signed with TalkTalk and they only supply a USB Sagem 8oo modem so its
> hooked to
Well try as I may nothing I do will make my USB modem work. All your good
suggestions have fallen by commands not being there or just not working. Any
more suggestions gratefully received
Ian
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https
mostly succeeded in the end dispite the many hickups along the way.
---Original Message---
From: Neil Greenwood
Date: 27/10/2006 08:15:34
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB modem
On 26/10/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well try as I may nothing
Thanks Alan.
I think the Router is my only way forward. It will have to do the speed though so must chose carefully.
---Original Message---
From: alan c
Date: 27/10/2006 09:27:53
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow
Ian wrote:
> Seems a long time ago I u
Well my broadband runs at 2.3mbps and the borrowed router I tried cut that speed in half so I don't know.
---Original Message---
From: Sean Miller
Date: 10/27/06 14:24:35
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow
Ian wrote:
>
> I think the Router
5 min away from Bexhill when I'm not
at uni.
Ian wrote:
> Bexhill on the South Coast.
>
>
>
> ---Original Message---
>
> From: alan c
> Date: 25/10/2006 21:47:23
> To: British Ubuntu Talk
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New boy.
>
> Ian wrote:
>>
---Original Message---
From: Andy
Date: 27/10/2006 18:46:46
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Wow
On 27/10/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well my broadband runs at 2.3mbps and the borrowed router I tried
> cut that speed in hal
hese people on?
All I can say is that any modern modem-router should be able to do
8mbps, let alone 2mbps so let's forget this nonsence.
Just get the thing Ian... you know it's right :-)
Sean
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No offence taken my friend.
---Original Message---
From: Sean Miller
Date: 28/10/2006 11:07:12
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow
Ian wrote:
> My feet are right here Sean. I will get one when I can afford it and
> find the right one for me. Remembe
Thanks Neil. Been off line for a while but will lokk into akll you suggest.
---Original Message---
From: Neil Greenwood
Date: 30/10/2006 08:41:17
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] USB modem
On 27/10/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
I'm new to this, but think a UK forum would help no end, because of the very marked differences we experience in systems and pricing here, as well as the total overload of the current forum.
---Original Message---
From: Caroline Ford
Date: 03/11/2006 13:15:20
To: British Ubun
Then I am out of here, good bye!
---Original Message---
From: Andy
Date: 04/11/2006 13:03:52
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Uk Loco team forums
On 04/11/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm new to this,
It shows,
I could not see where to unsub?
---Original Message---
From: Andy
Date: 04/11/2006 13:03:52
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Uk Loco team forums
On 04/11/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm new to this,
It shows,
A little note abou
You have and its appalling bad taste in my language.
---Original Message---
From: Alan c
Date: 04/11/2006 20:54:57
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Uk Loco team forums
Ian wrote:
> I could not see where to unsub?
I think it is:
ht
But I was not here to make a date. And I see other top posting OK.
---Original Message---
From: Sean Miller
Date: 05/11/2006 05:10:03
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-UK] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)
Ian wrote:
> You have and
Have you told Stone Cold off yet???
---Original Message---
From: STONE COLD
Date: 05/11/2006 00:50:43
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Sonic Stage alternative
That is true...but it doesn't support a drag and drop system..all music must
B
Yes I am trying to learn from Windows to use unbuntu on my second drive.
---Original Message---
From: Andy
Date: 04/11/2006 23:19:30
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Uk Loco team forums
On 04/11/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You
---Original Message---
From: Sean Miller
Date: 11/05/06 08:11:13
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)
Ian wrote:
> But I was not here to make a date. And I see other top posting OK.
>
Indeed, I'm s
I will just ask one more question, after all I said I am still receiving mail. Why
---Original Message---
From: John K Masters
Date: 06/11/2006 19:08:28
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] top posting row (was Uk Loco team forums)
On Mon Nov 06, 20
nough still
leaks through the foil to give you some signal indoors.
If that doesn't work, you've got yourself an interesting talking point when
people come around!
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 17 April 2007 14
th and the speeds on the actual ADSLs
themselves have varied from 1.2 Mb to 6.8Mb consistently!
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of TheVeech
Sent: 19 April 2007 18:03
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Orange broadband
On Thu,
n the
repository?
Thanks
Ian
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computer that the user is booting up takes all it's OS from
a central server.
I have another question on updating of packages but I'll start a new thread
on that.
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Live CDs as and when required
and always be sure that it was the latest.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Marsh
Sent: 22 April 2007 20:36
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Package Management
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ti
April 2007 20:36
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Package Management
On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 20:21 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> does anyone know what the criteria is for incorporating new stable
packages
> from existing applications into the various repositories?
en path of total mis understanding out onto
the back lane of total ignorance by getting virtualisation and cluster /
parallel computing mixed up?
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Ewart
Sent: 23 April 2007 18:57
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.
Dave
Ah-ha! thanks for clearing that up - I admit that the articles I have read
so far seemed to use the terms interchangeably.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Ewart
Sent: 24 April 2007 14:04
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject
, 2007-04-24 at 12:29 +0100, Ian Davies (2) wrote:
> Does anyone know when Ubuntu Studio is coming out?
Hi. I work on UbuntuStudio, and at the moment we are just fixing some
bugs with the discs and getting all the packages in line. We hope not to
have the release delayed much longer.
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or
example, everything is on one server and it's that server that just needs to
update itself.
Just an idea to bounce around and get some feedback on please y'all.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 24 April 2007
Could you install an equivilant of a Live CD onto a USB device? Although I
appreciate that this doesn't answer the original question, I'd guess it would
speed up the experience of using a CD?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Johnathon Tin
eaflets we've done in the
past? Stop re-inventing the wheel type of thing.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
Sent: 02 May 2007 13:13
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] screencasts, was Leaflets
On Wed, May 02, 2007
ilored to the group and
the geographical area that is being targetted.
Geographical area? Well I suppose I mean social group more than
geographical area but out here in the wilds the two seem to go along
hand-in-hand!
Anyway, my two penny worth.
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTEC
of responses have you had from your attempts?
For those who've done installations for friends and colleagues how many of
them are still using the Linux distro installed regularly and how many have
wandered back to MS, or are somewhere inbetwen?
Ian
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From: [EMAIL
offends or
gets annoying, but again, that's me!
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and I can too
Well, it's almost the summer and time for repeats!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Rowson
Sent: 08 May 2007 13:41
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] emails
> >I can hear you loud and clear, can't
through
at least a spike suppressor or such like.
Ian
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report; against the
distro or direct to the kernal?
Ian
Ian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of norman
Sent: 24 May 2007 08:43
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] new scanner
> > You can't have everything.
ter, when I've had enough of one particular
desktop and removed it, would it also remove dependencies required by the
other(s).
Actually, having written this down, the logical thing to do would be to have
two totally seperate installations, but I don't know!
Thoughts?
Ian
-
compatible with BB / ADSL.
Alternatively, belkin, I think, makes a 4 gang socket surge protection with
an inbuilt telephone socket.
Normal disclaimer applies to all above.
Oh, and of course the other option is to move!
Ian
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
And folowing on from Alan's research I have also seen a couple of projects
that are using this type of technology to track specified objects through a
CCTV / Web cam set up - something similar to what the Police uses to track
faces in a crowd but a lot more effective!
Big Brother is watching!
E.
Hi Folks
Since leaving school many moons ago, where I originally learnt Basic, I have
since moved onto Visual Basic and most recently .NET - all self taught. As
the MONO project appears to be concentrating on C style programming, I was
wondering if anyone had a recommendation for a VB IDE that ca
;s just not mounting.
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
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o that tomorrow as I need to get this darn report
done before coco time tonight.
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Morley
Sent: 03 June 2007 21:31
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Drives
Ian is the usb disk form
it to HDB4 aka
"Dual Data", file name output.txt?
Cheets
E
-----Original Message-
From: Ian Pascoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 June 2007 21:56
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: FW: [ubuntu-uk] USB Drives
To answer the easy questions.
Ubuntu 7.0.4, and it's a
Yep sounds great and a real good un too!
My only worry on this would be the cost of maintaining the stocks of those
USB drives.
Presumeably this would be just a web based and not a telephone based service
Alan?
How about taking it one step back and providing CD / DVD with just the new
apps and d
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
Sent: 05 June 2007 14:10
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Repo's on Demand was repo in a box
Hi Ian,
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 10:41:57PM +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> My only worry on this would be the cost of maintaining the stocks of tho
My views are:
You can't just have a call outbound facility if you want to offer a Service
Desk. It has to be both ways even if the inbound call goes to voicemail
advising the user that a technician will call them back.
Next, whatever is done has to be seen by the person needing support as being
Hi Folks
This is the output from DMESG that's relevant:
[ 166.971816] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address
2
[ 167.148024] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 167.355842] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 167.521034] Initializing USB Mas
Hi Tony
Although not quite on topic, at work we moved to using HP Pavillions about a
year ago, unfortunately we are a MS house but this I don't think is OS
specific.
When connecting to ADSL through a router using a cabled connection, the HP
gradually drops the connection more and more often, the
Neil
Nope, this wouldn't be covered by any of the current legislation well
not yet anyway.
The disability Discrimination Act 1198 and subsequent amendments relates
mainly to the workplace.
The other Act whose name escapes me at the moment relates to access to
buildings and public spaces etc
Oops, stepped back in a typing time warp there - the Disability
Discrimination Act was 1998 not 1198!
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ian Pascoe
Sent: 11 June 2007 21:59
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu
Hi Folks
Some clarity on these times to break please!
Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer and
router or by bombarding the router with various keys until it responds?
Anyone know for sure? I know a couple of guys who work on computer
crypotography and they quo
Wasn't someone somewhere meant to be designing a mock up for viewing?
E
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Tait
Sent: 12 June 2007 15:41
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
Andy wrote:
> On 12/06/07, James Tait <[EM
This thing about Networks seems to ring bells - wasn't there a kernal
upgrade for a network security patch that opened up more security issues and
a furthre kernal upgrade done on the same / following day to rectify this?
Can't find reference to it at the moment - I think it was on Linux Weekly
Ne
I presume that there isn't a Scribus add-in that allows for direct import of
FP files circumnavigating the need for all this file format changing?
Addmitedly I've done a quick Google and can't find anything.
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hubin
ubuntu
On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 19:50 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> Some clarity on these times to break please!
>
> Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer
and
> router or by bombardi
How's about adding a footer on the leaflets to say that "This leaflet was
produced using Open Office Writer" or some such?
A small thing but it would show that:
A. The FOS equivalent is just as good as the paid for equivilantss
B. We practice what we preach
C. It's good!
E
E
-Original
Hi Mike
Have you tried the Orbtrics (?) file as described on the Orca System Admin
help pages? Note only works in 7.0.4
For any other versions of Ubuntu you'll have to go into the terminal sudo
into root and launch the program from there. This of course is dependant on
the app in question actua
Chris, nice one mate.
Going back to the previous thread on this subject, we need to get a "style"
that everyone accepts and move on from there.
Maybe the next leaflet should be a "What is Linux" on one side and a "What
is the Community" on the other, or if there's sufficient to write about one
le
Ah, Web 2.0 formatting!
Seriously though, nice one Matt and I agree with Alan.
To re-iterate one point though, think of it being printed grey scale, and
also aim to keep contrasts high between text and background. There's
nothing worse than getting to the juicy bit of a leaflet to find that the
created in a text editor
so when I typed the commands into the Gnome terminal and rebooted I did
not get the changes for making adminstration tasks accessible.
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 22:06 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Hi Mike
>
> Have you tried the Orbtrics (?) file as described on the Orca Sys
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kirrus
Sent: 19 June 2007 09:34
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets
----- "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> E
>
> PS Sorry to read about your septic words Louisa sofa>
>
E
Hi Norman
It was interesting to see the hornets nest you stirred up with your original
post.
Every once in a while it does us good to have someone throw in such a
spanner and make us take a long look at what we do and why.
I don't think that the expectation is that once Chris / Matthew have
prod
Hi Folks
Need some recommendations from you please.
I'm looking for an audio recording program with the following criteria:
* Can record from the mic input of the PC
* Record in both PCM and MP3 formats
* The App must run on the desktop
* All recording and editing controls must be accessible fro
Thanks folks
I'll do some reading up on this.
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of luxxius
Sent: 20 June 2007 18:00
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Apps
Mark Harrison wrote:
> Alan Pope wrote:
>> Audacity.
> +1 for Au
Hi Folks
As this has split into two threads, I'm gonna confuse everyone and reply to
both in one.
Firefox - hasn't there just been a security breach with FF's extensions
whereby some of them don't conform to using SSL to update so can be duped to
update from a interposing server?
Running FF secu
Hi Norman
Well let's turn the tables on this thread - I use Windows in preference to
Ubuntu!
Now for those of you who didn't delete this mail straight away here's the
reason why.
As you may have gathered from a couple of other postings I've done I'm
partially sighted and use screen readers a lot
Hi Chris
Jaws is another common windows app that you're probably thinking of. I use
Zx myself.
Now., thinking about what you're doing Chris, generally speaking would a
partially sighted user be using the mouse to navigate their way around the
screen? In most cases probably not. We tend to rel
e
Sent: 22 June 2007 17:38
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] suck it and see
On Thursday 21 June 2007 20:27, Ian Pascoe wrote:
>
> In fact here's a challenge for you all to do on those rainy evenings. Get
> Orca up and running - it's part of the Gnome desktop fr
British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] suck it and see
On Thursday 21 June 2007 20:27, Ian Pascoe wrote:
>
> In fact here's a challenge for you all to do on those rainy evenings. Get
> Orca up and running - it's part of the Gnome desktop from 6.06 onwards -
> turn yo
This all brings to mind the old saying of "who watches the watchers?"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Tansom
Sent: 24 June 2007 16:26
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Are you blocked in China?
** Alan Pope <[EMAIL
Hi Folks
Forgetting about synaptic, as I can't use that, is there anywhere on the
Ubuntu.com or associated sites that lists the various apps in each
repository and what they do?
I've done a quick google and all I can seem to find is references to the
repos not their contents.
Cheers
E
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Cheers Alan
Merci beaucoup!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan Pope
Sent: 25 June 2007 22:55
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Repository Contents
Hi Ian,
On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 21:27 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Forgett
Hi Mike
You may well need to have something like Alsa (not sure on spelling)
installed.
My understanding is that natively Ubuntu is a single sound source system
unless the apps in use use Alsa or a similar library to enable software
mixing of soundstream unless your card supports this in hardware
I wonder if one of the UK resellers could do it off their own back?
This would also allow consumer as well as business products to be
pre-installed with whatever flavour of OS you wanted, including dual
booters.
Mind you, I can see quite a few problems doing this - oh well, nice idea
whilst it la
packages, now available in Universe. To install it, just enable the
universe repository, and install the firefox-granparadiso package.
Enjoy.--
Luke Yelavich
E
-Original Message-
From: Ian Pascoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 June 2007 10:21
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: RE
Hi Matt
Welcome back to the soft and squishy embrace of the United Kingdons of
England and it's principalities!
Well I hope you're feeling well rested and rareing to go the style of
leaflets that you and Chris have done seem fine so far. I do think that we
need a few more though and we need
You connect a 13 amp plug to a european socket with a pen knife? Isn't that
a bit, um, dangerous?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Sladen
Sent: 28 June 2007 11:03
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradua
As a matter of interest could this combination be used for SMS
correspondance direct from a laptop / desktop?
Anyone tried this approach and with what type of results?
E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of alan c
Sent: 30 June 2007 18:46
To: Bri
Tony
One of the UK international gateways fell over on Monday night.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Arnold
Sent: 11 July 2007 10:14
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] UK repositories slow
Downloading this morning's
Hi Folks
Being a VIP I have the pleasure of getting audio tapes with current
publications read on them.
The problem is that the information I now get, as opposed to actually
reading it, doesn't keep me up to date with what's going on within the
Computer Industry - things like new hardware etc
Do
www.reddit.com
news.bbc.co.uk
to name a few :o)
Regards
On 13/07/07, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> Being a VIP I have the pleasure of getting audio tapes with current
> publications read on them.
>
> The problem is that the information I now get
Hi-de-hi
Popey floated an idea a little while back about putting the entire Ubuntu
Repository onto a portable HD for use by those who don't have the ability
to connect to the Internet or only over dial-up.
Just to bring to everyones attention that the apt-get series of commands
appears to have be
OK, I've got back to this one again.
Still can't see it eithre on the desktop or within Nautilus.
Anyone got any ideas how I can get it to appear?
E
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From: Ian Pascoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 06 June 2007 21:33
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: RE:
Hi Folks
Following on from the Repos posting, I've just got a mail shot from Amazon
advising on "special offer" prices on laptops and portable HDs until
29/07/07. Haven't had chance to look muyself yet though - normal
disclaimer.
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Alan
Well snooped!
What does the charity do that requires it to set up a small PC group for
it's clients; any idea what they're looking for yet?
Unfortunately, living on the Isle of Worcestershire I will have to bow out
gracefully from the hands on support.
E
-Original Message-
From: [
Just for those of you who are interested, here's a copy of my reply to Alan
on the Accessability list.
Alan, apologies just realised I replied direct to you and not through the
list!
Hi Alan
Sorry to jump lists on this one.
The majority of the Accessabil
Popey replied, when I asked about the size of the repos, that they were
about 30 Gb for 7.0.4, so 170 Gb for all flavours seems quite reasonable.
And of course the beauty of HDDs is that they're R/W, so you store the up to
date images on a server and when the HDDs go out you just copy across the
l
I've been trying to put some flesh around Alan's idea, not that easy with
three daughters constantly after your attention but here goes anyway.
The web side of the house is fairly run of the mill stuff, so that's been
pushed to one side. Only thought is to keep any interfaces clean and
simple.
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Forgetting about the how, when and what, let's concentrate on the why.
* BB availability is not actually all that it's hyped up to be. Although
the majority of the BT exchanges are ADSL /ADSL+ enabled, there are still
some outlying areas that aren't.
* BB is still distant dependant.
* in certai
Alan
Well done! Have to admit I never thought about customising splash and wall
paper to organisations' corporate identity.
Any chance when you feel comfortable with the whole process you could post
links to those tutorials / processes that gave you the most help?
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Don't just limit this to within Linux projects, any project that crosses
inter-department boundaries normally suffers from this to some extent too!
I presume that this is personally causing you tooth ache at the moment, so
have you uploaded the fixed driver to see if it works, or are you going to
Yep, and for those requests for old copies of Windows and Office I also
politely tell them about Linux / Open Office respectively.
Out of 6 attempts so far, no coversions to Linux, but 2 to Open Office .
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Good idea, and tried it a little while ago with nil response.
Spoke with a couple of people in the Freecycle "cafe" and of course the
reason why they were not interested were those already covered by other
postings ie why change, what is it etc etc
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Hi Mark
Generally speaking Braille readers are connected to the host PC as a
periferal , so I'd guess the computer would report whatever the screen
resolution has been set to during set up.
Actually, continuing on this theme, what would things like PSAs and Mobile
Internet devices report?
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G'day all
Anyone out there involved with, or has theoretical experience with HPC
using clusters? Before I approach the various projects and make myself look
a complete twonk, I'd appreciate some views and thoughts. Please?
Been looking at Rocks Clusters (http://www.rockclusters.org) which prov
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